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VILLAGE
Definition of VILLAGE
noun
A rural habitation of size between a hamlet and a town.
Wiktionary · CC BY-SA
Where it comes from
From Middle English village, from Old French village, from Latin vīllāticus, ultimately from Latin villa (English villa). Broadly overtook Old English wic, þorp, and ham. The Philippine sense is due to its frequent use in the names of gated communities.
Etymology via Wiktionary (CC BY-SA).
Word DNA
Line of descent
4 recorded generations before English.
Deepest traced root
7th
of 59 source languages in OUTLIER
3.7%
of traced words share this origin (3,167)
branch · 22.6% of traced words
How it is built
Same root, VILLAGE · 2 relatives in the game
OUTLIER scores every word on how unusual it is, and that number is not published. Working it out at the board is the game.
VILLAGE in OUTLIER
Players have found it on 1 board so far.
It first turned up on Day 137, 4 October 2026. Nobody has seen it on a board for 39 days.
First found by a player on Day 137, 4 October 2026.
Built from these letters
VILLAGE starts with V and ends with E. Sorted, its letters read AEGILLV - the shape to hunt for when the grid is scrambled. L appears more than once, including a double letter.
Words that start VILLAG
Its neighbours in the OUTLIER dictionary - shortest first.
Could you have found VILLAGE?
OUTLIER is a daily word game. One grid, the same grid for everybody, and the words nobody else spots are the ones that pay. This word was on Day 137 - and most players walked straight past it.
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